Bumper device for vehicles



De@ 1Q 1936 f w. l.. MORRISON Y ,Y 2,062,327. BUMPER DEVICEEORWJEEIIJIEESk Filed Sept. 26,` 1933 I "3 Sheets-Sheet 1A y Dec. 1,1936.` y w. L 'MORRlsoN 2,062,327 l VEHICLES BUMPER DEVICE FQR `Filedsept. 26, 1953 s sheets-sheet 5 ila/1750) 35 line 9-9 of Fig. 5;

Patented Dec. l, 193 Y i ,i 'n y f, ik

" UMTED STAT-ES PAT a BUMrER DEVICE non VEHICLES v Willard L. Morrison,Lake Forest, nl.' e Applioatvion september 2e,1933,'seno1Noeoipio,a A

6 Claims. (Cl. 2937-55) This invention relates -to bumper devicesforLike numerals referto like parts throughout vehicles and has forv itsobject to provide a new the several figures; Y Y and improved device ofthis description. The In theconstructi'on herein "shown I'have illus'-invention has asa further object to provide ra Hated a, Vehicle havingja bodyvl which has a bumper devicewhere the lthrust receiving partnarrow front'portion""2'andthe 'laterally DT'O'- or bumper element joinswith the body portion jecting portions Sion' opposite'sid's"thereofwhich y -i in a symmetrical manner'so as to!V practically cover'vthe'vvheels.` and '-fact'n as fenders. ',Atlthe form a part thereof.'nie invention has as, a' rear there aresimilarlateraily'proiectineportions f further object to providesucha device wherein 3a. The frontandfrear `bllrnizierjdeviceslare' ojf i i0 the bumper element projectsunder the body the Same construction andfIgwilldescribe inde- 10 portionand slideswith relation thereto when tail, only the front device:` l ne, l l, Y. struck. The invention has other objects which Referringlnow'lto thefront bumper device, are more particularly pointed out in theaccom- Whichiisu 'shown in 'Figures and`l2, -there isla panyingdescription.` L t bumper elementV 4 which V'isjconneacted tothe"vReferring now tothe drawings,'1ig. r1 is a view frame f'the Vehiclein'a'ny .desiredy manner. As 15 showing a vel'iielewithl a bumper deviceemherein shown thebumper'elernenth'a's the bent. bodying the invention;f endsr'5 tio-which. are connected the braokets. Fig. 2 isa pian View ofthe vehiole'illustrated in A Spring I.5.11159 Orting element 1 -isconnected tof Fig l; Y the supportingme'r'nbersV 8Hb y the *fasteningvdefvFig. 3 is a front view of the vehicle illustrated VCe 9, thSupporting 'members 8 'being attached 29 in Fig, 1; Y f to the vframelofthevehicle. Thesupporting ele-V20 Fig. 4 is a-rear view of thevehicle illustrated in ment `T is connected at each end to the'bracketFig 1; I .Y 6 in any desired manner; as by means ofthe Fig. 5 is anenlarged'plan view of the front pins lltheroorlillcton being SllCh thatthe bumpbumper construction; n i, ,y er element 4- is properlysupportedjin position.'

Fig. 6 is an enlarged View of a portion of the VIn the constructionshownthe supporting ele- 26 bumper construction shown inv Fig, 5; ment 1 hasateach enda'slee've portion lafwhich' Fig. 7 isan enlarged view taken online y1 `'l fits-around thefpin llasfciearly Showni'in Fie. 8, of Fig.5; f i andthe partsare held togethenby the'nut10b'.` Fig. 8 is asectionalvview taken on line i8`8 The bumper element has-Va top portionI2v'vhich Y of Fig 5;.; Y j; i projects inwardlyunder the edgeji3o`fthfelater` Fig. 8a is a sectional ViewtakenfonlineBaQa e ally projectingportions 3 ofthe vehicleg'as clearly of Fig 6; s i z y 3 shownfin'Figs."f7, 9,10. 11; and 12.*y There isaH Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional viewtaken on non-metallic 'p'ackingimember f I4, preferably of' A rubber,insertedina groove in the vpart Ii2ofl 5 Fig. 10 is an enlargedsectional view taken on thebumper elementand'upon'which theedge I3 lineIIJ-I0 of Fig. 5; of the body portion rests and slides; This pre` Fig.`11 is an .enlarged sectional view taken on ventsnoisedue tovibrationsor movement-.of the line iI-H of Fig. 6; parts. This packing membermaybe made inl Fig. 12 is a. View similar to Fig. 11 showing any desiredmanner. Iprefer to have it made of 40 the parts after the bumper elementhas beenl rubber and have on the outside of `the vrubber the struck;rubber buttons |5vwith the reduced 'portions I6 Fig. 13 is a view inpart section showing the between them and the bodyof the packing memrearbumper construction; ber. Thisforms, as it were. buttons with en- 4-Fig, 14 is a sectional view taken on line 14g-I4 larged ends. 'I'hebumperelement is provided 45 A' of Fig. 15; with the holes l1 which areelongated, see Figs.

Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken on line |5--I5 '15 and 18. In applyingthe bumper element the of Fig. 14; v yenlarged ends l5 of the buttonsare lforced through Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken on line Iii-I6 theopening I1, being deformed as shown at I5a of Fig. 11; e in Fig.l5whilebeing passed 'throughthese open- 50` Fig. 1'7 is a perspectiveview'of the rubbing ings and then enlargingas shown at 4i5 in Fig. l54k4 contacting element between the bumper v eleso that a portion thereofprojects out beyond the ment and the vehicle body; Slopenings, therebyholding the packing member in Fig. 18 is a perspective view of thebumper eleposition. The packing member notonly is rocked 55 ment. on thetop of the bumper element'but on the two 55 There is also connected tothe bumper element a series of spring members I8 which are alsoconnected to "the part I3 of the body.l When thel bumper element iskstruck these spring members bend. 'Ihey are 'shown in their initialposition in Eig. 11 and vthe position theyfiiare in when the bum' erelement is bumped'in Fig. 12. In this Fig. Vtial position in dottedlines and its position when struck in full lines. It will be noted that-when struck more of the part I2 slidesun'der the part I3 of thevehicle. I prefer to provide a series of rubber packing pieces I9 WhereVth spring ele" ments I8 are connected to the bumper element. The bumperelement may be made in any shape or form desired and I have shown itmade in two sections connected togetherby a suitable .connecting piece.'I'he rear bumper is formed in the same way as the front bumper and hasthe same parts which havebeen given the same letters, this constructionbeing shown in Fig. 13. f

It will be seen that I have'provided a construction here where the.bumperv blendsnwiththe car body and the fendersand forms a symmetricalconstruction without interfering with thedesign or the lines of thebody-or its appearance. l

I haveshdw the preferable construction where the part of the'bumper.element projects under the body portion I3, but it is ofcourse evidentthat it mayproject abovesaid body DOrtion, the impor- .tant factor beingthat the bumper element and the body portion verlap. When thebumper isabove 'the body portion it will be separated there-lV fromk bya space soas not to rub theflnish on the body portion. It will be noted that inthis construction the overlapping portions of the bumper element and thebody portion form, as it-were,

ya 'substantially closed connection between the bumper elementv and thebody portion during all the various positions of the bumper.

I'claim: o c d l f 1. A bumper device for ,vehicles comprising awippen-support, a body having arnember above said. bumpervsupport, ablow resisting bumper element, said bumper support having a resistingdevice connected therewith lfor resisting ythe movementl of the bumperelementtoward theV body of the vehicle, said bumper element having aportion which projects under the body portion of the vehicle so as tomaintain 'a substantially closed connection between the bumper and thebody portion during all positions of the bumper element. n

2. A bumper device for vehicles comprising a 2 the bumper element isshown in its inilaocasav l y ends, the holes lfor the buttons beingo1ea`r1yi11usbumper element having a portion which projects tratedin-Fig. 18.

under the bodyportion of the vehicle and havinga slidingconnection'therewith so as to maintain a substantially closedVconnectionbetween thebumper and the body portion'and a .non-metallicpackingbetween the bumper element and the bodypor- .tion under which itprojects.

3. Abumper device for vehicles comprising a blow resisting bumperelement, a resisting device for resisting the movement of the bumperelement toward the body of the vehicle, said bumper element having anupper portion which extends c inwardly towardthe vehicle and projectsunder a portion of the body thereof so as to maintain a substantiallyclosed connection between the `bumper and thebody portion during allpositions of the body thereof so os to maintain a substontially closedconnection between the bumper and i the body portion and maintain thecontinuity oi' the body fromV bumper to bumper.. v 5. A bumper devicefoiuvehicles comprising a bumper support. a body having a member abovesaid bumper support,a bumper element'at each end of the vehicle,extendingcrosswise of the body of the vehicle, the having lappingportions, the lapping portions of the bodyand the bumper elements'movingrelatively when the bumper isstruck and maintaining a substantiallyclosed connectionl between the bumper elements andthe body in allpositions of vthe bumper elements. so asto maintain the continuity ofthe body from bumper to bumper. 6. A bumper device for vehiclescomprising a bumper support, a body having a member above said bumpersupport, .a bumper element at each end of the vehicle, each bumperelement having an .upper portion which extends toward the vehicle andwhich laps a portion of the body sov that it mayslide back and forthwith relation to said portion of the body, so as to maintain thecontinuity of the body from bumper to bumper.

yVVILLARD L. MORRISON.

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